1. abuse vt. 滥用;辱骂;虐待 n. (不可数)咒骂;欺凌;(可数)弊病;弊端
A good workman doesn’t abuse his tool.
好工匠不滥用工具。
You are always abusing and offending people.
你老是骂人,冒犯人。
He greeted me with a stream of abuse.
他对我一顿迎头臭骂。
Child abuse is a punishable offence.
虐待儿童是该受惩处的犯法行为。
2. generous adj. 慷慨的;大方的;丰富的;大量的;宽宏大量的
It was generous of her to contribute such a large sum.
她很大方,捐助了这么多钱。
常与generous连用的介词有:表示使用某物(尤指金钱)大方,用with: be generous with one’s advice(毫无保留地提出忠告)。在某种行为上表现大方,用in: be generous in giving help(慷慨相助);be generous in the treatment of war prisoner(在对待战俘上宽厚)。对某人宽厚(大方),用to,toward。
generous在翻译时可根据不同的场合引申为:不吝惜的,善良的,崇高的,优厚的等
He has a generous nature.
他有善良的本性。
Wages here are generous.
这里报酬优厚。
3. shallow adj.浅的;(房屋)进深浅的;肤浅的;(呼吸)浅短的 vt. & vi.(使)变浅
That dish is too shallow to serve soup in.
那只盆子太浅了,不能盛汤。
a shallow argument 一种肤浅的论点
His art had grown steadily shallower as he grew older.
他的艺术随着他年龄的增长而逐步变得更加肤浅了。
Thousands of little fish swim in the shallows.
数以千计的小鱼在浅水里游弋。
The channel shallows just here.
这条水道在这里变浅了。
4. resist vt. & vi. 抵抗;反抗;耐;抗;忍不住;抗拒(诱惑)
can’t resist sth./doing sth. 忍不住……
They are determined to resist the invasion.
他们决定抵抗侵略。
I want a kind of glass dish that resists heat.
我要一种耐热的玻璃盘。
I never can resist an ice cream.
我一见冰淇淋就想吃。
I could not resist laughing.
我忍不住笑起来。
They resisted desperately but lost a large number of guns and men.
他们拼死抵抗,但是枪支和人员损失很大。
5. comparison n. (不可数)(与……)比较;对照;类似
in comparison with 与……比较
He is rather dull in comparison with the others.
和别人比较起来,他相当迟钝。
There is no comparison between them.
两者相当悬殊,无法相比。
与comparison搭配的其他相关短语:
bear/stand comparison with 不亚于;比得上
beyond comparison 天壤之别;不可相比
by comparison 比较起来
without comparison 无与伦比
This one costs more but is really cheaper by comparison.
这个价格较高,但其实是比较便宜的。
I would like to draw a comparison between recent events and those of the 1980’s.
我倒想把当前时事与80年代的作个比较。
6. transform vt. & vi. (使)变形;(使)改观;改造;改革
Success and wealth transformed his character.
成功和财富改变了他的性格。
A steam engine transforms heat into energy.
蒸汽机使热转变为能。
He transformed the old kitchen into a beautiful sitting room.
他把厨房改装成漂亮的起居室。
Efforts have been made to transform the old economic systems.
努力改革旧的经济体制。